Unreal Engine 4 2017 Features Trailer

Epic Games wants to remind developers how great the Unreal Engine is with their latest video, which serves to showcase all of the new features game makers will be able to play around with in 2017.

Developers on all platforms can discover some of the most outstanding features of Unreal Engine in this 2017 overview. Start creating your project today by downloading Unreal Engine for free at http://www.UnrealEngine.com.

Unreal (1998) Intro recreated in Unreal Engine 4 - 07/06/2016 08:32 AM
This one is funny to watch. Unreal was a pretty awesome game back in the day &amp;ndash; it has great vusuals and tech wise it was top notch &amp;ndash; when it was released back in 1998! ...

Mother of Dragons in Unreal Engine 4 - 11/10/2015 09:32 AM
OK, it's a still, but blimey that does look good. This is a realistically rendered model of Daenerys Targaryen from the award winning book series A Song of Ice and Fire created by George R R Martin....

#5399776 Posted on: 03/01/2017 09:46 AM
When will they die off already, eh?

I hate Unreal Engine. If I liked "plastic" worlds (where everything is made ouf of plastic), I would have liked Unreal Engine, but in modern days it is just awful.

The only thing that I like about it is "water".

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#5399780 Posted on: 03/01/2017 09:51 AM
well i am a UE user and i am kinda excited to see just how UE is gonna be in the future. hope other game development studios also support UE like Epic. even Rocksteady studio used this engine for the batman arkham series games.

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#5399786 Posted on: 03/01/2017 10:02 AM
When will they die off already, eh?

I hate Unreal Engine. If I liked "plastic" worlds (where everything is made ouf of plastic), I would have liked Unreal Engine, but in modern days it is just awful.

The only thing that I like about it is "water".

Not everyone is interested in "real world" graphics. I love the fantasy aspect that the Unreal Engine provides.

#5399808 Posted on: 03/01/2017 11:11 AM
Keep seeing a lot of UE but still missing the games that takes full advantage of it. Show for me it is all showoff and have nothing to do with gaming as we know it today.

Keep seeing a lot of UE but still missing the games that takes full advantage of it. Show for me it is all showoff and have nothing to do with gaming as we know it today.

What does "full advantage" mean?

The engine is in constant development. Even if a AAA studio started when it launched (4 years ago) their games would be shipping around now.. which is why things like Kingdom Hearts, GoW4, Hellblade are all finally being wrapped up/shipped. But most studios aren't going to switch to a brand new engine, they have workflows built around either older versions of UE or different engines entirely. It sometimes takes a few years to switch.

Regardless, some of the best looking/most optimized titles I've played recently were on UE4. GoW4, Abzu, Fractured Space and Obduction all not only look incredible but run extremely well.

Paragon looks extremely good too but I hate that game.

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#5399926 Posted on: 03/01/2017 03:16 PM
Looking forward to GTR3 and when RR3 goes over to this engine later on.

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#5399928 Posted on: 03/01/2017 03:18 PM
When will they die off already, eh?

I hate Unreal Engine. If I liked "plastic" worlds (where everything is made ouf of plastic), I would have liked Unreal Engine, but in modern days it is just awful.

The only thing that I like about it is "water".

Die? Do you realize how many games use Unreal? would be a lot less games out there if this engine didn't exists...

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#5399929 Posted on: 03/01/2017 03:19 PM
When will they die off already, eh?

I hate Unreal Engine. If I liked "plastic" worlds (where everything is made ouf of plastic), I would have liked Unreal Engine, but in modern days it is just awful.

The only thing that I like about it is "water".

Just shows how much you know.

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#5399930 Posted on: 03/01/2017 03:22 PM
When will they die off already, eh?

I hate Unreal Engine. If I liked "plastic" worlds (where everything is made ouf of plastic), I would have liked Unreal Engine, but in modern days it is just awful.

The only thing that I like about it is "water".

You confuse the engine with the games. The game is truly excellent.

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#5399952 Posted on: 03/01/2017 03:56 PM

Just shows how much you know.

Cool. And how much is that?
And how did you learn that?

You confuse the engine with the games. The game is truly excellent.

No, I am not confusing anything. I didn't mention a single game out there. Games are good. But the Engine, which they use, is awful. Any game on UE will be much better graphics wise in different Engine.
And my comments about "plastic" is still true, for some reason almost anything (or a very VERY large portion) in UE looks like made out of plastic. In any game. Or demo video. You don't need to go far - just check the video in article. Plastic.

#5399986 Posted on: 03/01/2017 04:34 PM
Idk, I've the plastic thing repeated multiple times - but it's just the default specular values on UE materials. You can easily change it and make it look less plastic or not plastic at all. There are tons of UE games that don't look plastic.

It's like saying the Bugatti Veryon is bad because you don't like the color of the particular model you saw. Just pick a different color.. boom solved.

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#5400006 Posted on: 03/01/2017 04:46 PM
Cool. And how much is that?
And how did you learn that?

No, I am not confusing anything. I didn't mention a single game out there. Games are good. But the Engine, which they use, is awful. Any game on UE will be much better graphics wise in different Engine.
And my comments about "plastic" is still true, for some reason almost anything (or a very VERY large portion) in UE looks like made out of plastic. In any game. Or demo video. You don't need to go far - just check the video in article. Plastic.

You are confusing default values to the whole engine. I bet you haven't even played with the editor for fun once.